Sailing: This Bounce-Bounce Fruit is a little different.

This bear paw-shaped paw can materialize any object, including unseen objects, and can also deflect any object, regardless of whether it has a physical form, including fatigue, pain, or even a soul. It can also deflect air at the speed of light into a palm-shaped shockwave that can continuously pierce through objects...

Of course, this is the result of Xiong's in-depth development.

Based on Huang Hai's prior knowledge.

After in-depth development, the bear paw-shaped paw can indeed generate the power to repel anything, either actively or passively, according to the will of the ability user. This is very similar to its transparent ripples, both of which possess elasticity.

The original 'Luffy' simply didn't have this concept and never explored it, otherwise he wouldn't have died such a frustrating death.

It's worth noting that after the bear's imagination was developed, the speed at which the ability could repel matter could even be controlled according to the user's will, and it's said that the maximum speed could even reach the speed of light.

Moreover, it can deflect solids, liquids, gases, fatigue, pain, injury, heat, souls, slashes, slashing waves, shock waves, energy, and so on. It can deflect all matter or energy.

In this respect, it far surpasses the so-called "Nika" fruit, and is in no way inferior to those natural disaster-type "Logia" fruits.

According to Huang Hai's understanding.

When fluid-type substances such as gases and liquids, or energy-type substances such as fatigue and pain, are deflected, these deflected substances will take on a three-dimensional shape resembling a bear paw.

The color formed will also vary depending on the nature of the object being deflected. For example, deflecting air will result in a transparent color, while deflecting damage will result in a translucent red color.

When deflecting non-fluid substances such as solids or slashes, they will not be shaped into fleshy balls but will be deflected directly.

"This aspect does need to be changed..."

Huang Hai sat cross-legged, resting his chin on his hand, looking thoughtful.

"Overall, although it doesn't have bear paw pads, the transparent ripples it produces have the same characteristics as the paw pad effect..."

"As for what shape the three-dimensional form will pop out, that's not the point. The point is the level of development of the ability. When I fought against Abida before, my use of the bouncing characteristic was indeed too crude and direct..."

"Compared to the Spring-Spring Fruit and the Gum-Gum Fruit, the Paw-Paw Fruit's ability is most similar to and matches the Bounce-Bounce Fruit..."

"Then there's no need to hesitate any longer. Future development will primarily focus on borrowing and developing the [Paw-Paw Fruit], with the [Gum-Gum Fruit]'s close-range blocking amplification as a secondary focus. As for the [Spring-Spring Fruit]'s jumping energy storage, it shouldn't take too much time..."

"No matter how the plot changes in the future!"

Huang Hai slowly opened his eyes, his clear black and white pupils gradually becoming deep.

"The most important thing is to increase your own strength. Even Luffy, who was supposed to be the protagonist, will die. No one knows what will happen in the future..."

"Since I'm no longer the protagonist and can no longer rely on fate, then let me see how far I can go in this world with my [capacity]!!!"

As Huang Hai's will hardened once more, transparent ripples slowly spread from his entire body.

Chapter Seventeen: Ripples!

"Ripple spread distance..."

Huang Hai, whose transparent ripples were spreading outwards in his normal state, quietly sensed the distance his ability was spreading.

Ten centimeters... fifteen centimeters... twenty centimeters... thirty centimeters... all the way up to fifty centimeters!

Feeling the exponential increase in physical exertion after exceeding fifty centimeters, Huang Hai frowned but did not stop.

At this stage, he needs to test the range that his own elasticity characteristics can cover, so as to accurately grasp the aspects that need to be further developed in the future.

Sixty centimeters...

Physical exertion is 1.5 times greater.

Seventy centimeters...

Double the physical exertion.

Eighty centimeters...

Consumption is 2.5 times higher.

Ninety centimeters...

Triple consumption.

One meter distance...

Four times the limit!

Feeling powerless, Huang Hai fixed the transparent ripples one meter around his body, held them for a few seconds, and then instantly retracted and released them.

Whew! Whew whiff whiff~~~

Suddenly, there was a violent fluctuation in breathing, as if the lungs were being pulled violently.

This caused Huang Hai's face to turn slightly pale.

However, he didn't seem to care much about it, and his eyes still flickered with contemplation as he adjusted his breathing.

"If a regular 50 centimeters requires the same amount of energy as a slow, steady walk, then a 1-meter distance is equivalent to a sprint at the limit, without holding back any effort..."

"At this stage, it's unnecessary. Keeping it within 50 centimeters is the best option right now. If we were to develop an all-around rebound skill like [Shinra Tensei], the required range wouldn't be something that can be achieved in just one or two meters..."

"You can practice regularly, but the key is to improve your physical fitness and strength and develop your abilities more deeply... Otherwise, you can only support one meter for about thirty seconds now, so you can't use it much."

"Moreover, the frequency required for the rebound will likely consume even more physical strength..."

Thinking of this, Huang Hai suppressed the hunger caused by the exertion of a lot of physical strength, got up and went down from the second deck to the kitchen to eat some high-calorie food.

After filling his stomach, Huang Hai tested the development of the [Bounce-Bounce Fruit] ability once again.

"Since we're using the development of the [Paw-Paw Fruit] as a reference, we have to take it one step at a time, and development is no exception. So the first thing we need to do is repel substances that are [solid]..."

"For solid substances..."

Chewing his food, Huang Hai looked around the kitchen before finally settling his gaze on the iron cup on the table.

Immediately, transparent ripples spread about five centimeters from the right palm, as Huang Hai gently waved his right hand toward the iron cup.

Bang!

Before my hand even touched the cup, it was already flung away by the transparent ripples, crashing straight into the wooden wall of the kitchen, leaving a slight dent.

"It may not be very strong, but its power is considerable..."

Seeing the experimental results, Huang Hai nodded and then proceeded to test each of the solid items in the kitchen.

The result is obvious: regardless of the size or weight of the object, it can be bounced away by the transparent ripples. The only thing to note is that the larger and heavier the object, the more energy is consumed when it is bounced away.

"That's right, but I don't know how the bear manages to knock the target away and make it land precisely at its intended destination..."

"Let's keep that in mind for now. To reach that level, not only would one need to be extremely capable, but one would also have to expend a tremendous amount of physical strength."

Shaking his head, Huang Hai continued with the next stage of testing.

"Liquid substances, compared to solid substances, are objects with a fluid nature, such as water, wine, and oil."

"The difficulty of launching it is greater than that of [solid] objects; let's try it first..."

After adjusting his posture, Huang Hai took a small bowl, scooped up a bowl of clear water from the freshwater bucket, and then sprinkled it directly upwards.

Instantly, the fresh water rose and fell, forming a thin and irregular column of water.

Seeing this, Huang Hai, who had already gathered transparent ripples in his palm, quickly struck out.

Snapped!

A portion of the fresh water was flung directly into the air, like a swarm of water droplets rushing towards the wooden wall until it crashed into the wall and formed a puddle.

As for the remaining fresh water that wasn't hit, it fell directly onto Huang Hai's right hand, wetting it.

Seeing this, Huang Hai suddenly realized something.

"That's right. To deflect liquid, the transparent ripples need to be spread to an equal range. If only a portion is deflected, the rest will naturally remain unaffected. Separation and reunion are indeed normal phenomena for liquid substances..."

"Of course, if the diffusion speed and frequency of the transparent ripples can be controlled, then continuous bouncing is also very effective against liquid substances."

Noting this down, Huang Hai continued testing the other liquids in the ship.

In general, the test results showed no difference between water, oil, and wine. Huang Hai even went to the deck and used a bucket to scoop up some seawater.

The results were somewhat unexpected.

Touching seawater with your fingers will still leave you feeling weak and powerless; the wider the contact area, the deeper the effect. However…

Even if the transparent ripple elasticity of the [superpower] is used, it still has the effect of bouncing it away, and there is no reduction in its strength.

In other words, as long as the transparent ripples do not come into contact with seawater, the contact between the ripples and the seawater will have no effect.

Huang Hai was somewhat surprised by this.

Just thinking about how powerless he felt when he was soaking in seawater in a barrel of wine made him instantly understand the scope of his ability.

"So it seems that as long as I don't faint, I can find a way to overcome the weakness of seawater..."

A series of ideas for developing abilities flashed through Huang Hai's mind, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly before he focused his thoughts on the [gas] substance.

"This level is a bit tough to deal with..."

Chapter Eighteen: Fluids!

There are many types of gases.

Some things are visible, while others are not.

However, upon closer examination, it still belongs to the category of matter, and is classified as a fluid-type substance along with liquids.